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Nigeria may not be able to fill all the 95,000 hajj seats allocated to it for this year’s pilgrimage . Many intending pilgrims are yet to either deposit the fare or pay the balance. Most of the states were yet to fill half of the slots given them. The depreciation of the Nigerian currency, Naira, has jacked up the hajj ...
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February, 2024
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12 February
Kano Seals Warehouses ‘Hoarding’ Rice, Noodles
Kano State Public Complaint and Anti-Corruption Commission (PCACC) on Sunday raided and sealed at least five warehouses at Dawanau in Dawakin Tofa. Local Government Area of the state stocked with essential food commodities suspected to be hoarded. The Chairman of the commission, Barrister Muhuyi Magaji Rimin Gado, led the operation which caught owners of the warehouses unawares. However, Warehouses found ...
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12 February
Fashola Advocates Monthly Rent Payment…his reasons
A former Minister of Power, Works and Housing, Babatunde Fashola, on Thursday called for the review of tenancy laws in states to compel landlords to collect rents monthly. Fashola spoke during the launch of his book titled: “Nigerian Public Discourse: The Interplay of Empirical Evidence and Hyperbole”, in Lagos. He said that advance payment of rent, up to three years ...
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12 February
Peseiro no longer Super Eagle Coach !
The contract of Jose Peseiro as coach of the senior national team of Nigeria has expired following the conclusion of the Africa Cup of Nations. Following the expiration of his contract earlier this year, Peseiro accepted a pay cut to continue as the Eagles coach, heading into the AFCON in Ivory Coast after leading the team through the qualifiers. YOUNEWS ...
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11 February
AFCON Final : Minutes by minutes account as Cote d’Ivoire beats Super Eagles 2-1
The Super Eagles are gunning for a fourth AFCON title, while the Elephants are seeking to have their third title, having only won in 1992 and 2015. Both teams advanced from Group A, with Equatorial Guinea topping the table with a joint seven points and three goals difference. However, the Elephants made it out as the fourth third-place team. See ...
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11 February
Cote d’Ivoire emerges from behind to win AFCON 2023
Hosts Cote d’Ivoire this Sunday night, February 11, 2024, exacted vengeance on Nigeria, coming from behind to win 2-1 and lift the 2023 Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON). The Elephants of Cote d’Ivoire have won the 34th edition of the Africa Cup of Nations at the expense of the Super Eagles of Nigeria. The Ivorians came from a goal down ...
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11 February
Hubert Wigwe’s P.A escapes death narrowly
Facts have emerged that the personal assistant to Wigwe whom many had thought also perished with the crash is alive ! Since he travelled with his boss to California, and he was billed to be with him all through, many including family members had concluded that he too had gone the way of all men. Hubert Wigwe’s Special Assistant, Faleye ...
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11 February
Jonathan’s ex-Chief of Staff, Arogbofa, 72, slumps, dies
General Jones Arogbofa who served as Chief of Staff to former President Goodluck Jonathan, is dead. He was 72…He slumped and died on Saturday morning in Abuja. He would have clocked 72 on November 10. Born on 10 November 1952 in Oka-Akoko, Ondo State, Arogbofa was commissioned into the Nigerian Army in 1973. Arogbofa was said to have died on ...
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11 February
I begged Wigwe to take me along, he rejected -Osita
A former Minister of Aviation, Osita Chidoka, has revealed his last moments with the late Chief Executive Officer of Access Holdings, Herbert Wigwe. Chidoka said he requested to be part of this particular trip to the USA with Wigwe, who jokingly turned down his request. Wigwe, the Co-founder of Access Bank and the founder, Wigwe University, alongside his wife, Chizoba, ...
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11 February
Peseiro hints at Ahmed Musa’s appearance in final today
Despite being confined to the bench throughout the tournament, Super Eagles captain Ahmed Musa might finally get his chance for a taste of action in Sunday’s AFCON final against Cote d’Ivoire. Coach Jose Peseiro hinted at this possibility during the pre-match press conference, acknowledging Musa’s leadership and commitment. “Ahmed Musa is special and important to the team,” Peseiro affirmed. “He’s ...
